Former Oakland A s affiliate the Vermont Lake Monsters sold, will join Futures League
BURLINGTON, Vt. The Vermont Lake Monsters will be sold and join a different league, the Burlington baseball club has announced.
The investment group Nos Amours Baseball Club, led by Montreal native and businessman Chris English, plans to purchase the club. The team will join the Futures League, a summer collegiate league with franchises across New England. We have all been fortunate to be able to share our summer evenings with you over the past 28 years, Lake Monsters Vice President Kyle Bostwick said in a written statement on Thursday. We are all looking forward to continuing to root for the home team, and we thank all of our fans, partners, staff, and supporters for an amazing ride.
A positive force in our community : The future of the Vermont Lake Monsters
The team will have new ownership, new partner league Share Updated: 10:17 AM EST Mar 1, 2021
The team will have new ownership, new partner league Share Updated: 10:17 AM EST Mar 1, 2021
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Show Transcript THE VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS. ARE CHANGING OWNERSHIP, AND áLEAGUES. THE TEAM S FUTURE HAS BEEN UP IN THE AIR FOR MORE THAN ááA YEAR NOW. AFTER MAJOR- LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCED CUTS TO 40 MINOR-LEAGUE CLUBS IN 20-19. TODAY, THE FRANCHISE ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE SOLD TO THE INVESTMENT GROUP: THE NOS A- MOURS BASEBALL CLUB.. AND JOIN THE FUTURES LEAGUE. NBC5 S KEN DRAKE IS GOING TO HAVE MORE ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT. ON THE SPORTS DESK. BUT FIRST, LET S CHECK IN WITH NBC5 S ELENA BARILLA. SHE HAS REACTION TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT. ELENA. (áááBOXESááá) - (áááLIVEááá) A COMMON THEME I V